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Player

Yuuki Sue

Corporate Group
General Affairs Department

Joined SWS in 2018. From 2013 to 2022, she represented Japan in the women's national teams for rugby 7‘s and rugby 15’s. She was a member of Japan national team at the Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland. She has played in various tournaments as a leading player and has won many national championships in Japan rugby 7‘s and rugby 15’s competitions. Her strengths include her high level wealth of knowledge, work rate and hard tackling.

Player

Ria Anoku

Corporate Group
General Affairs Department

Joined the company in 2019. Played for the Japan Women’s 15s National Team from 2019 to 2023. Represented Japan at the Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand, held in 2022. Has been competing on the Japan Women’s Sevens National Team in international tournaments since 2024. She boasts the highest stamina and speed in the Pearls team and contributes to the team's victories.

Player

Mizuki Furuya

Anufacturing Management and Engineering Group
Safety & Environment Department

Joined the company in 2022. She made her debut for the 2024 7‘s women's national team. She competed in the Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2024. She is a leading player in the Pearls team in the games in Japan. She is a versatile player with a good balance of passing, kicking, running skill, and defense skill and the intelligence to calmly judge the situation of a game.

Player

Wako Kitano

Research and Development Management Division
Engineering Management Department

Joined the tcompany in 2022. Has been a member of the Japan Women’s 15s National Team since 2019. Represented Japan at the Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand, held in 2022, and at the 2025 Rugby World Cup in England. Her strengths are world class physicality and set piece play.

Player

Soyoka Kinoshita

Corporate Group
Human Resources Department

Joined the company in 2023. Her strengths are her high work rate and aggressive leg drive, allowing her to keep moving forward even through tackles. Since her days at Nippon Sport Science University, where she became a student champion, she has continued to grow through exceptional determination and tireless effort. She is highly motivated to help the team reclaim the national title this season and earn a place on the Japan national team.

Player

Akari Katsushima

Corporate Group
Human Resources Department

Joined the company in 2024 after coming through the PEARLS junior team. In her third year of high school, she represented Japan as a member of the U18 Women’s National Team and finished as runner up at the Global Youth Sevens, an international tournament held in New Zealand. With top class speed and the energy of the team’s youngest player, she is aiming to earn selection for the Japan national team and help the team become No. 1 in Japan in both sevens and fifteens.

Player

Michiyo Suda

Corporate Group
General Affairs Department

Joined the company in 2025. Has been competing as a member of the Japan Women’s Sevens National Team since 2021. Represented Japan at the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 and helped the team finish as runner up at the 19th Asian Games in 2023. She was also a candidate for Japan’s squad for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Although she did not secure a place at the Paris Olympics, her sights are firmly set on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. From SWS to the world stage, she continues to pursue her dreams.

Player

Natsumi Takahashi

Anufacturing Management and Engineering Group
Safety & Environment Department

Joined the company in 2022.Since her time at Nippon Sport Science University, she has represented sevens women's national team on the world stage. In 2024, she helped lead her team to victory at the World University Championship. Now entering her rookie year, she is expected to make an immediate impact as a dependable playmaker who can control the flow of the game.